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On December 19, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued a fact sheet titled, “Wearables in the Workplace: Using Wearable Technology Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws” which highlights...more
In a popular television show, a parent is panicking because he can’t find his 17-year-old daughter. His best friend looks at him and says, “Well just check the chip, didn’t you chip her? Our dog got chipped before we even...more
New technologies continue to transform the workplace and raise additional legal considerations for employers. Wearable technologies such as smart glasses, watches, and exoskeleton suits are valuable tools that help workers...more
Last year, many of our clients began asking us about the feasibility of requiring or, at the very least, providing their employees with the option of using “wearable technology” in the workplace. As wearable technologies...more
From smart watches to exoskeletons, wearable technologies are quickly changing the landscape of the American workplace. Several states and administrative agencies have responded to this shift by enacting new laws and issuing...more
As the integration of technology in the workplace accelerates, so do the challenges related to privacy, cybersecurity, and the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI). Human resource professionals and in-house counsel...more
Have you heard of “wearable technologies”? You may not be familiar with this term, but you are probably already using devices like Fitbit, smartwatches, and more. Even police departments leverage this technology to solve...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a fact sheet that explains why employers need to be careful in using wearable technologies so they do not violate federal nondiscrimination laws. ...more
In December 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published a fact sheet addressing how federal nondiscrimination laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), may apply to an employer’s...more
Summary The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released new guidance addressing the use of wearable technologies in the workplace. These devices, which range from fitness trackers to biometric monitors,...more
Wearable technologies are becoming increasingly common in the workplace, but a new guidance document from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has made it clear that employers need to tread carefully. From smart...more
As more employers incorporate wearable technology in the workplace, including those enhanced by artificial intelligence, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s new fact sheet “Wearables in the Workplace: The Use...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released a “fact sheet” concerning employer mandates that require employees to use wearable technologies. According to the EEOC, such requirements could violate...more
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, healthcare privacy has become a more urgent issue as states such as Missouri seek to limit women from obtaining abortions in other states....more
Once reserved for routine doctors’ appointments, collecting health-related data has exploded as consumers start to monitor their own health metrics—everything from sleep and fertility to mental health and COVID-19—and...more
Today, tracking your heart rate and glucose levels no longer requires a visit to the doctor's office; instead, all that is needed is a smartwatch. The rise of wearable fitness devices and applications equipped with health...more
A few months ago on this blog, I wrote about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to keep up with the “alphabet soup” of compliance. An important area to address from a compliance standpoint is health data and at least two of...more
As states begin to reopen and businesses that were shuttered for some time plan for a return to work, many employers are faced with the challenge of determining how best to create a safe work environment for employees. In...more
The future is now. Artificial intelligence is all around us, from our homes to our workplaces to our hospitals. Automobiles drive themselves. Wearable devices track our every move and measure our health. Our genetic code can...more
I wear a fitness tracker. I rarely take it off. Throughout the course of the day, it collects a bevy of information about me: my heart rate, my exercise habits, the length and quality of my sleep. When aggregated and observed...more
As wearable and analytics technology continues to explode, professional sports leagues, such as the NFL, have aggressively pushed into this field. (See Bloomberg). NFL teams insert tiny chips into players shoulder pads to...more
When fashion fuses with high tech, we see our friends show up with trendy wearables, such as smart watches, fitness bands, and even high-tech, designer purses. But, trendiness aside, wearables raise numerous questions for...more
One in five U.S. consumers are tracking their every movement, from their heart-rate, skin temperature, respiratory rate to their activity levels, food intake, weight, and sleep patterns. With this so-called ‘black box’ for...more
The IoT era is here. With expectations of tens of billions of IoT devices coming online in the next few years, the data privacy and security concerns are growing almost as quickly. IoT devices are expected to be involved in...more
This Halloween, the scariest monsters might not be in your closet or under your bed. They may be overseas, orchestrating intrusions into your electronic medical record. Or they may be lurking in your own workforce, carrying...more